New York City, circa 1993, is a far cry from Royal Thebes, but Janusz Glowacki probes parallel themes in "Antigone in New York," which Time magazine named one of the Ten Best Plays of that year. Here homeless, Puerto Rican-born Anita enlists the aid of two "neighbors" to snatch the body of her dead boyfriend, John, before it's consigned to an unmarked grave. Her plan is to bury it in Tompkins Square Park, where the homeless congregate – at least that way he'll be among friends.

The play was premiered at the Taras Schevchenko Acadmic Drama Theatre in Kharkiv (December 2014) and garnered critical acclaim in Ukraine and Poland.

Organisers:

The Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater in Kiev, The Polish Cultural Institute in Kiev

Creators:

The Taras Schevchenko Academic Drama Theatre in Kharkiv

Partners:

The Polish Cultural Institute in Kiev

Department of Culture and National Heritage at Marshal Office of the Wielkopolska Region